The Marin Symphony Association
4340 Redwood Highway
Suite 409c
San Rafael, CA 94903

Tel: 415.479.8100
Fax: 415.479.8110



PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATIONS
We're proud to give our audiences "up close and personal" access to the stories and people behind the music.

Sundays and Tuesdays, one hour prior to the performance
6:30 - 7pm - Free admission

Our 2009-10 season celebrates the role of music in the lives and inspirations of authors.
In developing our season program, we asked several prominent, local authors to reflect on how classical music has touched their lives. Pre-concert all season, these authors join Alasdair Neale to share their stories, including describing the role played by the programmed piece of music.
Maestro Neale will also discuss the historical and compositional significance of selected works on the concert program.  He’ll point out key melodic themes that you will recognize as you listen during the performance.

The illustrious writers joining us pre-concert this season are:

Tobias Wolff

October 4 & 6, 2009 at 6:30pm

Featured work: Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue



Barbara Quick

November 1 & 3, 2009 at 6:30pm

Featured work: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons



Roger Housden

January 31 & February 2, 2010 at 6:30pm

Featured work: Mozart’s Requiem



Jane Anderson

February 28 & March 2, 2010 at 6:30pm

Featured work: Debussy’s Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun”



Susan Kinsolving and David Carlson

April 11 & 13, 2010 at 6:30pm

Featured work: Carlson’s The Promise of Time, world premiere performance (Magnum Opus commission)

World Premiere

 

Special thanks to our “Season of the Scribe” partner, Book Passage.

Book Passage